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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would expect two things:

1) To follow my instructions. 
2) To keep the kids safe.

For a kid that age, I would assuming nothing else.

I would tell them to serve dinner at around 6:30pm. I'd give them something easy (chicken nuggets to microwave, or I would have ordered them a pizza).

Start getting ready for bed at about 7:30, they know where their pajamas are, make sure they both use the bathroom and brush their teeth before bed. Once they're all ready for bed, they can each pick a book for you to read to them. Lights out between 7:45 and 8. I'd provide a lot of detail here (my kids are finicky at bedtime and it goes much more smoothly if you follow the same steps).

I would also be clear with them that they may not invite anyone over, and that they may not use their phone, unless it's an emergency, until after the kids are in bed. No screens for the kids. I'd give them the wifi password for after bedtime, and I'd tell them they're also free to watch TV (we've got Netflix, hulu, etc) after bedtime. And with a sitter that young and with that little awake time, I'd tell them not to leave the house (again, unless there's an emergency), and not to let anyone in and I'd make sure all the doors were locked before we left.

I'd expect to come home to the sitter watching tv or on their phone, kids asleep. Maybe she cleaned up after dinner, maybe not (I wouldn't care about that). And I'd expect in the morning when I talked to the kids, that they had fun.

For this age - anything you forgot to say (like "please cleanup after dinner" or "don't show my kids your phone") is on you besides basic safety stuff. [/quote]
It sounds like you’d be better off with an adult babysitter. I wouldn’t expect half of this from a teenager. I also think it’s ok to relax rules when you have a sitter in the house. No using your phone until the kids are in bed? Do you follow that rule? [/quote]

+100

Maybe my kids are just rowdier than others, but for a HS sitter I expect:
[list]No major damage to house or things in house
Kids safe and unharmed (including not being exposed to any inappropriate shows/games and no strangers in the house)
Kids have eaten dinner (either pizza we pre-ordered or box mac n' cheese)
Sitter has made some attempt to interact with the kids (i.e. not on their phone the whole time), if the kids want (my kids are usually really excited to play games with their sitters)[/list]

We do the bedtime routine with the kids when we get home and clean up.[/quote]

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